Membership Benefits

Exclusive Discounts for ICSA Members 

Join ICSA Today

An Association of Farmers for Farmers

ALL LEVIES WHICH COST FARMERS MONEY SHOULD BE REVIEWED

Jun 20, 2016 | Press Releases | 0 comments

17 JUNE 2016

ICSA president Patrick Kent has re-affirmed the ICSA commitment not to take levies from farmers selling their produce. “It is difficult to reconcile having money collected by meat factories with the need to speak out freely when farmers are getting a raw deal. ICSA believes that the cost of all levies on farmers is excessive at a time when most cattle and sheep farmers are getting zero profit from the marketplace.  ICSA is a levy free organisation and we believe it is time for a review of all levies collected from hard pressed farmers.  We need to see what value farmers get from levies deducted from them. 

Mr Kent also re-iterated the need to ensure that there was full transparency around levies on cattle tags so that all farmers could make informed decisions.

ENDS

Share Socially

All

Latest

CONVENING OF NFFSC MUST KICKSTART EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO WEATHER RELATED DIFFICULTIES FACING FARMERS

ICSA president Sean McNamara has said the convening of the National Fodder and Food Security Committee (NFFSC) tomorrow must kick start an emergency response to the ongoing difficulties facing farmers amidst continuing heavy rainfall. “With any hope of an early spring well and truly dashed and any fodder reserves dwindling fast it is clear this committee needs to rapidly reassess the current situation on the ground, including the extent of the fodder shortages and the impact of continued wet weather on farming operations,” he said.

Livestock Prices

Latest